English Medium- Malayalam Movie (1999) - Sreenivasan, Mukesh -13 climax

[descentfromhistory]

I feel sad reading some of these comments. I am a Malayalee who has lived his entire life abroad. However, why cant we learn English in addition to Malayalam. Why do we still have this inferiority complex when it comes to our culture. Why can't we live with both. The new generation only wants to speak English. Let me tell you friends, its only after we lose what we have will we know the true meaning of loss.

[descentfromhistory]

@descentfromhistory "നമ്മുക്ക് എഴുത്തച്ചനെ മറക്കാം, ഉള്ളൂരിനെയും, ആശാനെയും, വള്ളത്തോളിനേയും മറക്കാം. ഉരൂബിനെയും, പോറ്റക്കാട്ടിനെയും മറക്കാം. എല്ലാ വേരികളും നമുക്ക് പിഴുതു മാറ്റാം. പണ്ട് നമ്മള്‍ അടിമകളായിരുന്നു, ഇന്ഗ്ലിശു കാരുടെ അടിമകള്‍. മാനസ്സികമായും ഇപ്പോഴും നമ്മള്‍ അടിമകള്‍ തന്നെ ആണെന്നുള്ള സത്യത്തിന്‍റെ ചുവട്ടില്‍ അടിവര ഇടാം." ഒരു പ്രവാസി മലയാളി എന്നാ നിലയില്‍ ഞാന്‍ ഇത് കേട്ടപ്പോള്‍ വല്ലാത്ത സങ്കടം തോന്നി. ഞാന്‍ എന്തായാലും ഒരിക്കലും എന്‍റെ മാതൃഭാഷ മറക്കത്തില്ല.

[Avent007]

Enekku malayalam kurachu kurachu aryam......................Dar­idreraye Pillar Engenegilum Padichoolum.  Very Good movie...............

[bhaskre]

its so easy to stir up nationalistic & regionalistic fervor. there are so many languages in india that have been canablised by hindi. regional dialects fade with new generation. I have to play the devils advocate here. why do indians hate the white guys? the english has modernized india beyond anyone is ever willing to admit. they abolished brutal practices that were solely based on caste and culture in india. Its only dumb to think indian culture is great. histroy has a different story!

[karmadude1]

Wonderful movie. love how the movie starts with the school kids singing a beautiful Malayalam poem and ending in alien sounding English. I hope we can come to a solution where both languages coexist, and not an atmosphere where one is shunned and the other preferred. Without Malayalam a great part of being a Malayalee ceases to exist. I am sure the govt. banned it for pointing out the absurdities of the existing public education system in Kerala.

[subramannian]

it is satire against English medium mania.

[fowler234]

A great ending .......The final dialogue by thilakan is high in meaning and worth in thinking.....GREAT FILM.....power of sreenivasans script can be felt .........

[kvinodvijayan]

Thilakans Dialogue - Each Malayalee on the mental plane are still living under british rule - is the essence of this movie. We learn to read write and think in English and then boast that we are literate. We learn to eat, sleep, walk and behave in the british manner and then boast that we are cultured. 500 years before the british had to use force to keep us as slaves. Now they dont even have to bother about keeping us as slaves. It is time to realise we have lost this ancient war.

[74vg]

a very good movie... but there was a part missing...why was this banned ? does the communist govt take all this so seriously ? its just a point of view....

[MrMovielover8]

SUPERB Movie!!!!I could watch it again right now.

All actors acted very very well.

Interesting that this movie starts with a mallu prayer

and ends with an English prayer...LOL

Very good script.

[stephenmj]

Daridreraye Pillar Engenegilum Padichoolum.... haha... Kallaki! :-)

[thesunshinegirl1999]

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[humheyglobal]

Malayalis are behind the foot steps of english, do they know english well? if yes how many of them? UPSC is conducting all the exams in english and hindi. People from north india who doesnot know english is clearing the exams and getting good post. how about malayalis?

[pollayilalex]

To learn English or another language we do not need to reject our own language. Malayalees has to go out to find a Job. It is easier to learn any other language for a malayale than others lean Malayalam. Finance and Technology need English and other languages. After school in the College what language we use? Computer Science and Programing too. I am a Malayalee I speak 5 languages I am a proud Malayalee to. I send my children to English medium for Education. Malayalees should go out of Kerala

[ambhalakulam]

This was a good movie, DPEP was a failure.

I didn't know Govt banned this movie, but Thilakkan is absoultely is right! There is no other solution. Even though I like malayalam, In order to live in this world, WE should know English so....

[Sunnhunter]

English or Malayalam has no fault on its own. If a person is ashamed of speaking his/her own native language, then we must be ashamed of such people rather blaming the language!

[DrJobinsp]

why did the govt ban this movie?

[see2saw]

that was just a sarcastic ending..just to make us think..and the fact as to why english medium schools are sprouting up..what thilakan's character said was right..keep our mother tongue close to our heart respect it and be proud of it..do not murder our language...

butin this globalised community,we'll need to use english as a tool to live or work..not just english..if we get a job in france we need to learn french too.

[abhilashme]

What is wrong with the ending? Thilakan's character has a strong point of view - and it is true from his perspective. English language can be considered as a blessing from the British Government but it is also a catalyst for the degeneration of native languages, dialects and cultures. It depends on which side of vantage point are you looking from.

[ETworldjone]

@abhilashme why should it be a catalyst for the degeneration of native languages dialects and culture?? It doesn't have to be like that and it should not be. We humans have the brain to speak more than one language perfectly. It has nothing to do with a so-called 'vantage-point'. I understand what u mean but it is NOT the 'be all end all'. We need a new system where diversity is encouraged and promoted.

[ETworldjone]

What an absolutely baseless message and climax!......no wonder why the govt. banned this movie.

'enekku malayalam kurachu kurachu ayam' hahah LOL

i've never lived in kerala nor was born there....yet i know how to speak, read and write malayalam....i am proud to know more than one language....i am proud to be a malayalee....

[humheyglobal]

You said it u never born in kerala and u never lived there. so u know the value of another language. in kerala there are schools if u speak malayalam u have to pay fine, can u beleive that.

[kvinodvijayan]

@humheyglobal - very true and what are we malayales doing about it. We just sit around a cofee table and talk about it. That is how a malayalee responds. If atleast 50% of the parents ask an explanation to the school ofr such a fine, the school would never again take such an action. We malayales are forgetting to live naturally and are going behind something which is alient to us. We malayales or our children can never compete with the British internationaly if we are to use ther tools(language)

[saifudeench2000]

daammm climax,,bullshit message,,

[rck5054]

climax was way off......forgot malayalam and learn english what shitty message

[LTF85199]

yea, it was funny the name of the movie finally made sense only at the ending. Probably this whole ending was not necessary. Until the last 10 min was a great movie and resembled that old awesome movie; malapuram haji mahanaya joji. Overall this movie is just as good. and well entertaining minus this ending.